IGN

• PS3
• 9 / 10
• États-Unis

Shatter is a delight from beginning to end. The new ideas it brings to the table for this aging genre will make it hard to go back to Arkanoid. A multiplayer mode or something more substantial to do after completing the story would have been nice, but those minor disappointments don't keep this from being a must-play game. Shatter stands right up there with Breakout and Arkanoid as one of (if not the) best brick-breaking games ever made.

• WII
• 8.5 / 10
• États-Unis

Little King’s Story misses the boat in a few key areas for me personally – the largest of which is the lack of IR pointing in a game specifically based around real-time strategy elements – but at the end of the day there’s no denying that this title has serious staying power, an immense amount of charm, and is downright fun despite its faults. Yasuhira Wada of Harvest Moon fame is back with a series that – while still very early – has the makings of being just as big, if not even bigger, than his most well-known franchise. There are a few quirks I don’t personally dig, such as the use of public domain music when the amazingly talented Yoko Shimomura is on the project, and I’ve made my gripes with a Wii-exclusive game not using Wii-exclusive tech, but at the end of the day it comes down to whether or not this is an entertaining game despite any of its faults, and it absolutely is. If you – like I – have been waiting for this game for over two and a half years now, the wait is over, and the final package is one developer Cing should be proud of. This is a game with impressive humor and style, a beautiful design, and a world I can’t wait to play though again and again in a hopefully very successful franchise. On the control front though, more could be done, and Little King’s Story leaves me wanting in ways that are both good and bad. Hopefully this is just the beginning for our newfound king.

• PC
• 7.3 / 10
• États-Unis

• X360
• PSP
• 5.8 / 10
• États-Unis

Unbound Saga isn't a bad game, the dialogue is funny, the story is interesting, and the levels look like they're pulled from comic books. Still, the gameplay isn't all that fun, and the title's definitely not that deep of an experience with its 10 levels that are about 15 minutes or so each. In general, the content here doesn't warrant the $15 price tag. I mean, I wanted to get to the next cutscene to see how the story was set to unfold, but there were plenty of times I didn't feel like playing the game to get there. That's not good. Old school beat'em up fans might be thrilled with the game's adherence to that genre's principles, but everyone else might be a bit let down by the sluggish controls and maddening hit boxes.

• PSP
• 7.7 / 10
• États-Unis

Holy Invasion of Privacy, Badman! is an extremely quirky, challenging title that has a few frustrating elements that keep it from being a stellar downloadable. But even though there are some things I didn't like about Badman, the unique gameplay, old-school graphics, super-adorable music and numerous anime/TV references make this a good experience. I think a lot of PSP owners will be happy to have this game saved onto their PSP's memory stick.

• X360
• 7.5 / 10
• États-Unis

• PC
• 8 / 10
• États-Unis

• PS3
• X360
• 8.3 / 10
• États-Unis

NCAA Football 10 isn't a revolutionary step forward for the franchise. I'm still waiting on the game for this generation of console that makes me want to play it more than Madden. That's still yet to happen. That said, this is a more polished version of last year's game with some solid feature additions. While I'm not gaga over NCAA Football 10, it's definitely a great game and one I'll be playing for at least another month.

• WII
• 7.5 / 10
• États-Unis

Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Wheelie Breakers is definitely not for everyone, as it has a steep learning curve and takes a while to get into and wrap your head around. It also may not be for people who aren't already at least partially familiar with the popular card battling brand. But if you're a kart racing fan who's ever wondered what the genre could be like with extra layers of depth and strategy placed overtop the familiar race-to-the-finish-while-throwing-things design concept, Wheelie Breakers is a game you should make yourself familiar with quick. Mario Kart just got complicated.

• PS2
• 7.8 / 10
• États-Unis

If NCAA Football 10 is the last to grace the PlayStation 2, it’ll be a fitting end for the series. You’ll get the new Road to Glory Mode (flaws and all), there’s still a solid Dynasty offering, there’s create-a-school, create-a-sign, functional online play and Mascot Mashup among other activities. There’s no shortage of things to do under the 40 dollar asking price and while other versions on other systems might be prettier, NCAA Football 10 still makes for a fun time on the PS2.

• WII
• 9 / 10
• États-Unis

• WII
• 6.5 / 10
• États-Unis

Neko Interactive's previous releases for Wii and WiiWare in the States have all been localizations of the Cocoto series -- you might remember Fishing Master and Platform Jumper from previous Wii Shop updates. Heracles Chariot Racing falls in the same line with those releases, as they too were PS2 retail titles turned WiiWare downloads in America. But Heracles actually ends up having more in common with a third Cocoto -- Cocoto Kart Racer, which got a physical disc release here last summer. Like that game before it, Heracles is a capable, fun little kart racing design that certainly won't compete with Nintendo's Mario Kart series head-to-head, but is definitely worth a look as a budget-priced substitute or supplement to that flagship franchise. For just 800 Wii Points, you might want to give it a glance. It could have you cheering "Heracles! Heracles!" yourself.

• PS3
• 9 / 10
• États-Unis

• X360
• 9 / 10
• États-Unis

• PS3
• X360
• PC
• 5.1 / 10
• États-Unis

After putting in numerous hours with Fuel, I've struggled to find anything that I especially like about it. The racing has issues, but in and of itself (outside of not being able to select a ride you might want), it works well enough. Not great, but well enough. If you play the game and just skip all of the collection crap (unless you have a ton of time to kill) and just simply move from race to race via the menus, you might be able to squeeze out an experience that isn't painful. But don't go wandering and expect to find anything cool - it's all just wasted space.

• PC
• 7.9 / 10
• États-Unis

It goes without saying that this game is for hardcore simmers and it doesn't do much to lower the barrier of entry for newcomers. With that said, Rise of Flight has, hands down, some of the best flight modeling and graphics of any sim I've played. Given the lack of good flight sims, that alone is more than enough to justify its presence on my hard drive. But as impressive as the overall visuals and flying are, the campaign system and plane roster just feel more than a little anemic. When compared to the wide range of content in games like IL-2 Sturmovik or Fighter Ace 3.5, it's hard to feel that Rise of Flight is holding back a bit too much, especially for forty bucks.

• DS
• 6 / 10
• États-Unis

The amount of fun you do or don’t have with Mega Man Star Force 3 is going to be directly dependant on a number of things. First off, fans of the series are going to eat this one up, as the continued online offering and added depth and customization with the noise system makes for far more user-based strategy throughout. If the continued rehash issue hasn’t gotten to you yet, it probably won’t. For others – myself included – Star Force 3 is another in a long line of titles that just don’t seem to evolve at a fast enough rate. I played it back in 2001, left the series in 2003/04, and it’s now 2009 and I feel like I haven’t missed a thing. For those that are totally new to the franchise though, combine what you’re getting here with the optimism and originality found in our original Battle Network GBA review. Not much has changed, and while that means the core audience will be ever-dwindling as people step away from it, it also means there’s still one hell of an entertaining game to be found. Weighed against its predecessors, Star Force 3 is the best of the trilogy thus far on DS. Whether that matters or not is entirely up to you…

• DS
• 6 / 10
• États-Unis

The amount of fun you do or don’t have with Mega Man Star Force 3 is going to be directly dependant on a number of things. First off, fans of the series are going to eat this one up, as the continued online offering and added depth and customization with the noise system makes for far more user-based strategy throughout. If the continued rehash issue hasn’t gotten to you yet, it probably won’t. For others – myself included – Star Force 3 is another in a long line of titles that just don’t seem to evolve at a fast enough rate. I played it back in 2001, left the series in 2003/04, and it’s now 2009 and I feel like I haven’t missed a thing. For those that are totally new to the franchise though, combine what you’re getting here with the optimism and originality found in our original Battle Network GBA review. Not much has changed, and while that means the core audience will be ever-dwindling as people step away from it, it also means there’s still one hell of an entertaining game to be found. Weighed against its predecessors, Star Force 3 is the best of the trilogy thus far on DS. Whether that matters or not is entirely up to you…